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Who among the following Mughal figures made arrangements for the translation of Upanishads into Persian (Farsi)?

  1. A
    Babur
  2. B
    Akbar
  3. C
    Shah Jahan
  4. D
    Dara Sukoh

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The scholarly Mughal prince Dara Shukoh (the eldest son of Emperor Shah Jahan) was deeply interested in finding common mystical elements between Islam and Hinduism. He personally translated 50 classical Upanishads from Sanskrit into Persian in 1657, compiling them under the famous title Sirr-i-Akbar (The Great Secret).

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Who among the following Mughal figures made arrangements for the translation of Upanishads into Persian (Farsi)?
A
Babur
B
Akbar
C
Shah Jahan
D
Dara Sukoh

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